Chief Trial Counsel Appointed to Second Term

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 01 No. 2016 Pg. 05
• Pages: 05
• Publication year: 2016

Chief trial counsel appointed to second term No. 2016 #05 California Bar Journal January, 2016

Phong Wong, pro bono director for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, is now in her fifth year on the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services and serves as its chair. She recently spoke with the California Bar Journal about the work of the committee, its efforts to promote pro bono service among the state's lawyers and its impact.

Tell me a bit about why you decided to volunteer and serve on the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services?

At the time I was a pro bono coordinator [at Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles ] and I thought it would be a nice supplement to the work that I do. I do a lot of projects with different organizations and law school partners. I thought this would be a nice way to branch out outside of Los Angeles.

What keeps you motivated in working with the committee?

What's great is SCDLS brings together a bunch of experienced attorneys with different backgrounds. It's always really helpful to hear different perspectives on how different organizations meet the needs of individuals in their jurisdictions and it gives me ideas on what I can do at my...